Support Worker
Walsingham Support
Support Worker
Salary Not Specified
Walsingham Support, Overstone, Northamptonshire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 13 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: d582a0e25fe04dbeab39c1e92aa24788
Full Job Description
- As a valued member of our team, each Support Worker is there to help deliver the quality-of-life people with disabilities deserve. By doing so, the support worker will be supporting our service users to reach their full potential.
- You will help to ensure that Walsingham Support's care is of high quality and person-centred. As a Support Worker you will help to ensure that care is tailored to the needs of each individual and based on their lifestyle.
- As a Support Worker, it is your duty to ensure a high quality and well maintained environment for those we support.
- Each Support Worker is expected to work from a care plan, providing help with day to day living tasks. This might include personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping, providing emotional support, social interaction and visits to activities in their communities.
- Favourable working hours, including part-time roles and bank positions.
- 28 days annual leave, rising up to 38 days depending on length of service.
- Double pay if you work on bank holidays.
- Pension scheme contributions.
- Life assurance equal to three times your salary.
- Bereavement helpline.
- Walsingham Rewards Scheme with extensive discounts on everyday items.
- Exceptional training and continuing professional development opportunities.
- Long service awards.
- Eyecare vouchers.
- Outstanding work bonus payments.
- Recommend a friend bonus of £250.
- Sense of Purpose: Knowing that your efforts contribute to improving the lives of others, especially those in need, can be highly fulfilling.
- Making a Difference: Working for Walsingham allows you to actively contribute to positive change and make a tangible impact on the lives of individuals and communities.
- Personal Growth: Working for Walsingham can provide numerous opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Emotional Rewards: While the work can be emotionally challenging at times, many find the emotional rewards of helping others to be deeply satisfying. Witnessing positive changes in the lives of those the charity serves can be a powerful motivator.
- Alignment with Personal Values: If you are passionate about a social care or social issues, working for Walsingham Support will align with your values and allow you to actively contribute to addressing that issue.
We really care about our staff and offer a wide range of benefits to each Support Worker:
This is a wonderfully varied role where you will build genuine relationships with the people you care for. You do not need prior experience to join as a Support Worker with Walsingham Support. We provide all the training required! Read on to find out more
At this service we provide 24 hour residential support to 6 individuals living in, with Learning Disabilities and Autism. We provide individualised support that is person centred. Each individual we support has a bespoke support plan that is suited to their needs and includes support for, personal care, health and spiritual well being, involvement in choice and decision making regarding every aspect of their life, finances, medication and ensuring regular reviews with GPs and other professionals.
Walsingham Support has been operating across England and Wales since 1986. We enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs. We're different because we pride ourselves in putting the people we support at the centre of everything we do. We do this by delivering specifically tailored support for every individual we work with., Working for Walsingham Support is a fulfilling and rewarding experience for several reasons. Here are some potential benefits of working for the charity: